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Chelsea Choose Not To Sack Mourinho by Oluwaseytiano(m): 6:38pm On Nov 11, 2015 |
The Blues have reviewed the under-fire
manager's position and decided not to make a
change during the international break, largely
due to the lack of candidates to replace him
By Greg Stobart
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will not be
sacked during the international break after
owner Roman Abramovich decided against
making a change at this stage of the season.
Goal understands that Abramovich is reluctant
to remove Mourinho now due to a lack of
available replacements, with top targets Pep
Guardiola and Diego Simeone unavailable mid-
season.
Mourinho is under huge pressure with Chelsea
sitting 16th in the Premier League table and
many players understood to have turned
against the Portuguese
.
Last season’s champions have lost seven of
their 12 league fixtures this season, the latest
a 1-0 defeat to Stoke City on Saturday during
which Mourinho served a one-match stadium
ban.
Chelsea backed Mourinho with an
unprecedented vote of confidence last month
but have since lost three of their four Premier
League matches and been knocked out of the
League Cup.
Abramovich has been considering Mourinho’s
future amid fears that the club will miss out
on a place in next season’s Champions
League given they are already 13 points off
the top four.
The Russian billionaire is prepared to sack
Mourinho but has decided to give him more
time to turn Chelsea’s season around, with the
Stamford Bridge hierarchy believed to have a
number of reservations about making a
change now.
The lack of an obvious replacement is the key
issue, especially when there is a likelihood
that Abramovich’s preferred targets could
become available next summer.
Guardiola is out of contract with Bayern
Munich next summer while Simeone is
believed to be ready to move to the Premier
League, with the Atletico Madrid coach and
members of his backroom staff currently
learning English.
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But neither would join Chelsea midway
through the season and nor would former
Blues manager Carlo Ancelotti consider
returning to west London before the end of the
campaign. Guus Hiddink, a potential interim
option, left his job as Netherlands coach in
June during a poor Euro 2016 qualifying
campaign.
Chelsea would also have to pay Mourinho and
his backroom staff a significant severance
package after he signed a £30 million four-
year deal in August. It is unknown whether
there are any financial clauses in his contract
relating to the club’s qualification for the
Champions League.
Mourinho is the most successful manager in
Chelsea’s history and retains the vocal
support of the club’s supporters, while he has
insisted that he will not resign.
It means he will be given more time to turn
the Blues’ season around but he is well aware
that the boardroom consider current results
and performances unacceptable.
Goal reported on Sunday that a significant
proportion of the dressing room have turned
against Mourinho and are feeling
disillusioned.
The former Real Madrid and Inter coach has
also found himself in hot water with the
football authorities and received a one-match
stadium ban and a fine after the 2-1 loss to
West Ham in October.
Mourinho’s off-field conduct has been
received badly in the Stamford Bridge
boardroom, where there are concerns about
the damage being done to the club’s image.
Mourinho faced heavy criticism after he
publicly axed doctor Eva Carneiro, a popular
member of the backroom team, earlier this
season.
Carneiro is suing Chelsea for constructive
dismissal and is also taking individual legal
action against Mourinho. |
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